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John Glenn lands at Lab 

By Anne M. Stark 

NEWSLINE STAFF WRITER 

Lab researchers have determined that the 

depth of an injection of carbon dioxide into the 

deep ocean is a good predictor of how effective 

that location is at sequestering carbon 

away from the atmosphere. 

Direct injection of CO 2 into the deep ocean 

has been proposed as a way to slow the accumulation 

of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, 

one of the causes of global warming. In the 

direct injection scenario, fossil-fuel carbon 

dioxide is injected into the ocean interior, 

bypassing the mixing processes that would oth- 

Diverse 

diversions 

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Friday, August 23, 2002 Vol. 27, No. 33 

1985: Bang-up job 

at Bunker 801 

— Page 3 

Anastasio to provide update 

today; talk to be broadcast 

live on Lab TV, Internet 

Director Michael Anastasio will update 

employees during a special presentation 

today at 10 a.m. All employees are invited to 

attend the talk in the Bldg. 123 auditorium or 

watch it live on 

Lab TV Channel 

2 or via the 

Internet. 

Among the 

topics Anastasio 

will discuss 

are his recent 

meetings with 

Laboratory 

employees in 

each directorate. 

As he 

mentioned in 

his introducto- 

ry talk in July, 

Anastasio 

announced he 

would meet with various Lab programs, 

directorates and employee groups, then 

report on those discussions. 

Seating in the auditorium is on a firstcome, 

first-served basis. In addition to providing 

the talk via Lab TV, LLTN will make 

available 200 simultaneous RealPlayer 

streams to the Laboratory. The address to 

connect to the streaming video will be 

http://paramount.llnl.gov:8080/ramgen/ 

encoder/stateofthelab.rm 

To access this broadcast, you must have 

RealPlayer installed on your computer. This 

is a free download, located at http://forms 

.real.com/real/player/player.html?dc=82282 

1820&lang=en&loc=us&src=020717realhome_mac 

Note that access to the actual broadcast 

will not be available until approximately 15 

minutes prior to Anastasio’s talk. However, 

you may install RealPlayer now. 

Anastasio’s talk will be rebroadcast 

through the week of Aug. 26 on Lab TV 

Channel 2 at 10 a.m., noon, 2, 4 and 8 p.m., 

and 4 a.m. 

JGI looks to African frog for clues on evolution, human gene function 

By Charles Osolin 


In their continuing search for new 

clues to how human genes function and 

how vertebrates develop and evolve, 

researchers at the Joint Genome Institute 

(JGI) are gearing up to map the DNA of a 

diminutive, fast-growing African frog named 

Xenopus tropicalis. 

Frogs have long been a favorite subject for 

JACQUELINE MCBRIDE/TID 

Former astronaut and Ohio Senator John Glenn came to the Lab Monday for a sneak peek at 

some of the tours that will be offered during the 50th anniversary event week. Glenn will 

return as a guest speaker on Sept. 18. During the day, Glenn and his family toured NARAC, 

ASCI, NIF and other sites. Here NIF Programs AD George Miller shows a NIF target to 

Glenn’s grandson, Daniel; daughter-in-law Karen Fagerstrom; Glenn, and his wife Anna (from 

left). For another look at Glenn’s visit, see the story on page 5. 

Deeper understanding of sequestration 

erwise cause a relatively slow transfer of 

excess atmospheric CO 2 in to the deep ocean. 

In a study released Tuesday in Geophysical 

Research Letters, Ken Caldeira and Philip 

Duffy of the Climate and Carbon Cycle Modeling 

Group and Michael Wickett of the Center 

for Applied Scientific Computing, show 

that the depth, rather than radiocarbon, is a relatively 

good predictor of the effectiveness of 

CO 2 injection. 

The researchers studied both radiocarbon 

dating (typically used to date anthropologic 

items) and the depths of injection to determine 

See CARBON, page 8 

biologists because their growth from 

eggs to tadpoles to mature organisms 

sheds light on the processes that guide 

the development of cells and organs. 

X. tropicalis was chosen for sequencing 

because its genetic structure is 

similar to humans but smaller and easier 

to decode than that of other frog species. 

“Frogs and other amphibians occupy a key 

evolutionary position between mammals and 

fish, the organisms whose genomes have been 

Michael Anastasio 

or are currently being sequenced,” said Paul 

Richardson, the JGI project manager. “The publicly 

available Xenopus genome sequence will 

be a scientifically valuable resource for the 

research community.” 

“Until now, experiments with frogs have 

shown us how vertebrates develop from an egg 

to an organism,” said Richard Harland, a developmental 

biologist at UC Berkeley and an early 

See FROG, page 8 

IPAC spotlight on 

tech transfer 

— Page 7

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Weekly Calendar 

Technical Meeting Calendar, page 4 

Friday 

23 

Today is the deadline to 

RSVP for the Lab Women’s 

Association’s annual membership 

drive and scholarship 

fund-raiser luncheon, 

which will be held on Tuesday 

at 11:30 a.m. at Retzlaff Vineyards, 1356 S. 

Livermore Ave. Jan Tulk, AD for Administration 

and Human Resources, will speak on 

“Making a Difference,” the role women had in 

formulation of, and response to, the employee 

survey. The $15 cost ($10 if an LLLWA member) 

includes lunch and beverage. RSVP to 

Dianne McGovern, L-633. 

Looking for lunchtime entertainment? 

The Lab’s Microcentury 

Toastmasters club 

is holding its annual humorous 

speech contest at noon in 

the Bldg. 361 (Biomed) auditorium. Also featured 

will be a speech evaluation contest. Contact: 

Pete Robertson, 2-2692, Philip Cameron- 

Smith, 3-6634, or Don Johnston, 3-4902. 

Wednesday 

28 

Volunteers are needed to help 

assemble packets for the 

upcoming San Joaquin 

County Expanding Your 

Horizons conference. The 

annual packet stuffing will be 11:30 a.m.-1 

p.m. at Sandia in the 905 (CRF) Mezzanine. 

Badges are required (LLNL badges accepted). 

Refreshments will be provided. Contact: Yuki 

Ohashi, at 294-2393. 

LLESA is sponsoring a 

“blended drive” Sept. 3-6, 

which means donors can give 

blood and at the same time sign 

up to be in the National Bone 

Marrow Registry by providing 

a blood sample. Employees can participate in 

the blood drive, the bone marrow drive or both. 

To schedule an appointment in advance, go to 

http://www.beadonor.com (company code: 

LLNL) or call the LLESA Office at 2-9402. 

• • • 

The LLESA Bowling Networking Group is 

forming a short fall league that will meet Tuesdays 

at 6:15 p.m., Sept. 3-Feb. 4, at Granada 

Bowl in Livermore. The league is open to all 

LLESA members, who will form five-person 

teams, with any combination of players. Individual 

players are welcome and no average is 

needed. The cost is $14/week, which includes 

three games of bowling. Space is limited; sign 

up by contacting Pat Chance (chance1 or 2- 

2807), Lisa Szytel (szytel1 or 3-9246), or Che- 

Loder (loder3 or 3-9001). 

Up 

Tuesday 

27 

& 

Coming 

Lab TV 

LAB COMMUNITY NEWS 

Broadcast 

Schedule 

Director Michael Anastasio’s Lab update 

will be rebroadcast on Lab TV Monday 

through Friday on Channel 2 at 10 a.m., 

noon, 2, 4, and 8 p.m and 4 a.m. 

Dancing for Diversity 

at Day on the Green 

Newsline 

Friday, August 23, 2002 

Eating right talk concludes awareness campaign 

This summer’s Cancer Awareness Campaign 

will conclude next week with a talk on nutrition. 

Registered dietitian Victoria Holmes Woolery 

of Kaiser Medical Center will discuss “Prevention, 

Health Practices and Good Nutrition for 

Cancer Survivors” at noon in Bldg. 170, room 

1091. 

She will discuss the role medical nutrition 

therapy and intervention for cancer patients. 

This year’s campaign, organized by a grassroots 

coalition of employees, has featured talks, 

a health fair and a symbolic walk. 

Employees invited to participate in fund-raising walk 

Employees and their families are invited to 

participate in a Lab team participating in this 

year’s American Heart Walk on Sunday, Sept. 

22, at the Danville Livery & Mercantile. 

The event, which begins at 9 a.m., will feature 

a 5K walk and 1K red cap walk. (Red caps 

honor survivors of heart surgery, cardiac arrest 

and stroke.) There also will be food booths, live 

entertainment, a kids’ zone and health pavilion. 

Walkers raise money for the American 

Spanish classes to begin 

The Amigos Unidos Hispanic Networking 

Group is offering an information session for its 

conversational Spanish classes at noon in Bldg. 

415, room 239. 

Fall classes are currently scheduled to begin 

the week of Sept. 2. The cost of the class is $60, 

which pays for 12 to 16 weeks, depending on the 

number of students enrolled. 

Ongoing classes are held Monday through 

Wednesday, while new beginners classes are tentatively 

scheduled to meet on Thursday. Each onehour 

class meets once per week, between the hours 

of noon and 2 pm. 

For more information, contact: Ken Marsh, 2- 

2488. 

PHOTOS BY JULIE KORHUMMEL 

The Lab’s annual Diversity Day on the 

Green featured a number of cultural 

performances, exhibits and ethnic 

cuisine last Thursday near the Lab 

pool area. Left and above, performers 

with the Ballet Afsaneh present the 

traditional dance, music and poetry 

of Central Asia and the Mediterranean. 

Top, dancers with the Academy 

of the Hawaiian Arts perform hula 

kahiko, or ancient dance, performed 

in chant format. 

Heart Association through pledges. 

The annual American Heart Walk raises 

money to fight heart disease and stroke, the 

leading causes of death in America today. 

To form a walking team or for more information, 

contact Scott Wilson in Community 

Relations at 3-3125 or Cathy Olsen at 3-0213. 

Pledge forms are also available in the Public 

Affairs Office, Trailer 6526. 

Newsline is published weekly by the Internal Communications 

Department, Public Affairs Office, Lawrence Livermore National 

Laboratory (LLNL), for Laboratory employees and retirees. 

Contacts: 

Managing editor: Lynda Seaver, 3-3103 

Contributing writers: Don Johnston, 3-4902; Elizabeth Rajs, 4-5806; David 

Schwoegler, 2-6900; Anne Stark, 2-9799; Steve Wampler, 3-3107; Gordon 

Yano, 3-3117. For an extended list of Lab beats and contacts, see 

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Designer: Julie Korhummel, 2-9709 

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1952 – 2002 

MAKING HISTORY, MAKING A DIFFERENCE 

Improving implosion images for assessing data 

This is an ongoing feature highlighting the Lab’s 50-year history. This week we take a look at the year 1985. 

In 1985, Livermore completed the 

Bunker 801 project at Site 300. The 

newly refurbished bunker became a 

fully modernized hydrodynamic test 

facility to gather data crucial for assessing 

the operation of a nuclear weapon’s 

primary stage (a pit). Until project 

completion, weapon designers relied 

largely on technologies from the 1960s 

for much of their hydrodynamics experimentation. 

After the upgrade, Bunker 801 contained 

the most modern diagnostics 

available, including the Flash X Ray 

(FXR) machine. Continual upgrades to 

Bunker 801 since 1985 have kept the 

facility equipped with the most modern 

capabilities. For example, in the 1990s, 

the beam quality of the FXR was 

improved, and a gamma-ray camera 

system was installed — 70 times more 

sensitive than the radiographic film it 

replaced. With these upgrades, in 1998 

the first “core punch” experiments were 

carried out on mock pits for two stockpiled 

weapons—the W76 submarinelaunched 

ballistic missile warhead and 

the B83 strategic bomb. 

In 2001, Bunker 801 became the Contained 

Firing Facility after another 

major upgrade, the addition of a firing 

chamber to contain the debris from test 

explosions. 

Around the Lab 

“Superkids” science honors program 

In 1985 the Lab’s “Superkids” program 

began, bringing to LLNL one high school student 

from each state, the Department of 

Defense Dependents Schools, the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa or 

Guam, and eight foreign nations. 

Before completion of the Contained Firing Facility in 2001, tests at the 

Bunker 801 complex were conducted outdoors. 

1985 

Around the nation 

Around the world 

• Gorbachev becomes USSR secretary general 

• US-USSR summit in Geneva 

• Palestinian terrorists seize Italian cruise ship 

Achille Lauro 

3 Newsline 

in other 

NEWS 

Other news around 

the Lab, the nation 

and the world. 

For more of the Lab’s rich history, check out the Timeline, located at: http://www.llnl.gov/timeline/ 

Newsline deadline for Family Days items 

Family Days are coming to 

the Laboratory, Sept. 21-22. For 

the weekend, in honor of the 

Lab’s 50th anniversary, Newsline 

will publish a special edition 

highlighting everything your 

family and friends will be able to 

see and do throughout the two 

days. 

Each organization needs to 

send its “what’s open” events and 

The Lab’s first Family 

Day was held in 1957. 

BUNKER 

• Anne Tyler's book, The Accidental Tourist, is 

published 

• The first version of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings 

Act is signed into law in order to control the U.S. 

national deficit. 

activities, along with any photos 

it would like to include, via e-mail 

to newsline@llnl.gov. Listings 

should be in a word document; 

photos should be in a high-resolution 

JPEG format, preferably 

color. Photos can also be mailed 

to Newsline, L-797. 

All listings are due Sept. 6. If 

you have any questions, contact 

Lynda Seaver at 3-3103. 

801 

Volunteers needed to escort 

for upcoming Family Days 

Want to rub elbows with Lab guests? 

Always dreamed of being a tour guide? 

Volunteers are needed during the 50th 

anniversary event week to assist with escortings 

duty. Escorts are needed for Community 

Day, Wednesday, Sept. 18, and again during 

Family Days, Sept. 21 and 22. 

Volunteers for Family Days must be L- or 

Q-cleared (for Community Day they must 

have an AE). To volunteer for Community 

Day, call Scott Wilson, 3-3125 or e-mail wilson101@llnl.gov. 

For Family Days, call Jan 

Tweed, 2-4597 or e-mail tweed1@llnl.gov.

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It’s about time 

Friday 

23 

NEWS YOU CAN USE 

The Lab’s 50th Anniversary time capsule is all polished and ready to be 

filled with memorabilia from this year and sealed in a ceremony Sept. 

18 for eventual burial under the new site historic marker at the Visitors 

Center. Welder Bob McCXin, left, spearheaded the refurbishing of this 

discarded vacuum vessel and rigger Steve Sanders moved it to the 

Bldg. 111 lobby for display. The capsule cover is in foreground and will 

be bolted on during the ceremony at the Visitors Center at 4:45 p.m., 

Sept. 18. Employees and the public are invited to attend. 

INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC 

COMPUTING RESEARCH 

“A Modular, Parallel Grid- 

Embedding Adaptation Scheme 

for General Applications,” by 

Roger Davis, University of California, Davis. 2 

p.m., Bldg. 451, room 1025 (uncleared area). 

Contacts: David Keyes, 2-1325, or Leslie 

Bills, 3-8927 

Tuesday 

27 

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING 

“ Mathematics in the Movies,” 

by Kathleen Greene (interview 

candidate). From geometry and 

linear algebra to differential 

equations and topology, mathematics is at 

both the foundation and the cutting edge of 

computer graphics.An overview of mathematics 

applications to computer animation and 

SCOTT WILSON/PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

Technical Meeting Calendar 

special effects, with special emphasis on the use of 

probability and statistics in movies like Shrek and A 

Bug’s Life.9:30 a.m., Bldg. 481, room 1000. Contact: 

Steve Azevedo, 2-8538. 

Wednesday 

28 


INTERNAL TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES 

HED PROGRAM 

“EXAFS Detection of Shock-Compressed 

Titanium,” by Barukh Yaakobi, 

University of Rochester. 9 a.m, Bldg. 

219, room 163 (uncleared area). Con- 

tacts: Warren Hsing, 3-2849, or Bruce Remington, 3- 

2712. 

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING 

“Image-Based Ventricular Blood Flow Analysis,” by 

Timothy Jones (interview candidate). 1:30 p.m., 

Bldg. 1477 Genesis Room. Contact: Steve Azevedo, 

2-8538. 

Requisition No. Title Organization 

4705 103.1 Senior executive secretary Chief Financial Officer Directorate 

4703 126.1 Security administrator Safeguards & Security 

4415 134.1 Information systems specialist Environmental Protection 

4311 197 Manager distributed support group Chief Financial Officer Directorate 

4697 220 Post doctoral research staff member Physics & Advanced Technologies 

4373 249 Deputy plutonium facility manager Mechanical Engineering 

4568 249 Mechanical engineer Mechanical Engineering 

4687 249 Project manager Plant Engineering 

4657 270 Physicist Defense & Nuclear Technologies 



4654 270 Scientist/engineer Energy & Environment 

4728 270 Group leader/physicist Energy & Environment 

4652 285 Computer scientist Integrated Computing & Comm. 

4688 365.2 Senior planner/estimator Plant Engineering 

4639 405.3 Administrative specialist III Staffing & Employee Development 

4660 405.3 Administrative specialist III Safeguards & Security 

4661 405.3 Administrative specialist III Safeguards & Security 

4691 405.4 Administrative specialist IV Electronics Engineering 

4610 405.4 Administrative specialist IV Environmental Protection 

4708 405.4 Administrative specialist IV Staffing and Employee Develop. 

4456 502.1 Scientific technician Hazards Control 

3743 (504.2/3) Technologist Environmental Protection 

4675 (504.2/3) Technologist Environmental Protection 

4671 532.2 Senior fabrication technician Electronics Engineering 

4566 538.3 Sr. Technical coordinator Mechanical Engineering 

4666 650 Emergency dispatcher Hazards Control 

4653 824.1 Electrician UTel/IEU Division 

4593 831.2 Motor vechicle driver II Plant Engineering 

Friday 

30 

H DIVISION 

“Quantum Transport in 

Nanowires,” by Inder P. Batra, 

University of Illinois at Chicago. 

10:30 a.m., Bldg. 219, room 

163 (uncleared area). Contact: Lin H. Yangm, 

4-4153. 

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

“Grain Boundary Network” by Mukul Kumar. 

3:30 pm, Bldg. 235, Gold Room (uncleared 

area). Coffee and cookies will be served at 

3:20 pm. 

The deadline for the next Technical Meeting 

Calendar is noon, Wednesday.


By Anne M. Stark 


Mike Bradley had his yearbook 

signed for the second time Monday. 

And it wasn’t an autograph from a 

classmate, but rather an inscription from 

his high school’s namesake, John Glenn. 

Glenn and his family toured the Lab 

earlier this week with the first stop at the 

National Atmospheric Release Advisory 

Center. They expected an overview of 

the program, but what they received first 

was a trip down memory lane as Bradley 

explained how he first came to meet 

Glenn. 

Bradley, an atmospheric scientist in 

the Energy & Environment Directorate, 

graduated from John Glenn High School 

in New Concord, Ohio, in 1963. He was 

a member of the first graduating class of 

87 students. Prior to that, the students 

attended high school in an old building 

named New Concord High School. 

“As a high school junior, I wrote an 

eight-page article on John Glenn for the 

1962 yearbook,” Bradley said. “Then in 

November 1962, during my senior year, 

I interviewed John in person for the 

school newspaper. After the interview, he autographed 

my 1962 yearbook on the next page following 

the story I had written about him.” 

That high school was in a special place: New 

Concord, Ohio — Glenn’s and his wife Annie’s 

hometown. In his introductory remarks to the 

Glenn family, Bradley recounted how, on Feb. 

20, 1962 as a high school junior, he and his 

classmates had followed every moment of 

John’s historic flight from their small, aging 

school in a little town, and then added, “and that 

town was New Concord, Ohio.” Then Bradley 

held up his 1962 high school yearbook: the 

NECOHIAN and asked Glenn if he recognized 

it. 

“I told the whole group including my LLNL 

colleagues that the first time I saw that word, I 

thought that maybe it was a Native American 

name, but that it actually stood for ‘NEw COncord 

HIgh ANnual’ — the name of our school 

yearbook,” Bradley said. “By the time I got to 

the word COncord, John was saying the words 

along with me.” 

Bradley then opened the NECOHIAN and 

turned to “Man with a Mission” the eight-page 

NEWS OF NOTE 

Newsline 5 

Yearbook reunites Lab’s Mike Bradley and John Glenn 

The annual Laboratory campaign for 

Helping Others More Effectively, or HOME, 

continued its site visits to local agencies last 

week. Computation Directorate HOME campaign 

committee members hiked the woods 

and shady trails of Camp Arroyo, a unique 

collaboration of the East Bay Regional Park 

District and The Taylor Family Foundation. 

TTFF has developed 138 rural acres of 

EBRPD land adjacent to Del Valle Reservoir 

as a dual-purpose facility to serve school-age 

children. During the summer the grounds are 

a camp for children who are “at-risk,” or who 

have been diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. 

The camp supports these children in 

activities that develop personal independence 

and trust through peer interaction. 

When school is in session, Camp Arroyo 

hosts a residential environmental program 

and Environmental Education Center. Lab 

employees and contractors may support the 

ongoing programs at Camp Arroyo through 

monthly or one-time HOME donations. 

The annual HOME booklet containing 

agency information and a pledge form is now 

in production, and will be delivered Labwide 

next month. Review the booklet for more 

information about Camp Arroyo, or visit 

www.ttff.org at your convenience to see photos 

of campers and students enjoying the 

facility. 

FERNANDO ALUZZI/NARAC 

John Glenn (seated) signs Mike Bradley’s (left) high school year book. 

article on Glenn’s life that Bradley had 

written when he was a junior. He flipped 

through the article and then showed 

everyone the next page where, almost 

40 years ago, Glenn had written: “18 

Nov 1962, Best regards to Mike - 

enjoyed the interview. J. H. Glenn, Jr.” 

“He had written that inscription 

in very large script, filling the top half 

of a previously blank page,” Bradley 

said. “ I told him that I figured he had 

left the bottom half of the page blank so 

that it would be available for another 

autograph today.” 

Bradley also showed the Glenns 

the 1963 “Apogee” yearbook from John 

Glenn High School, which also had pictures 

of John Glenn. The Glenn family 

reminisced as they looked through 

Bradley’s 1962 article, which included 

photos of John as a child, of his parents, 

and even of John and Annie on their 

wedding day. 

A little later the Glenns talked 

further with Bradley about New Con- 

cord, various places they both knew, 

and how it had changed. 

It wasn’t until much later in the 

day that Bradley finally got a chance to 

read Glenn’s inscription in his high school yearbook: 

“To Mike - with best regards, again (double 

underlined) - enjoyed very much your recollection 

of days in New Concord - Good Luck! 

John Glenn, 8-19-02” 

“Of course, it was great to talk personally 

with a real American hero, but what really 

makes me feel good is knowing that the Glenns 

were surprised and deeply touched to be welcomed 

to LLNL by someone who was connected 

to their very special hometown,” Bradley 

said. 

HOME Campaign visits camp for ‘at risk’ children 

BECKY FRANK/COMPUTATION 

Computation Directorate members of the 2002 HOME Campaign committee recently visited 

Camp Arroyo, sponsored by the Taylor Family Foundation. Campaign chair Ted Michels is 

flanked by (left to right) Gerri Braswell, Taylor Family Foundation development director 

Sonya Wilson, and Michele Bianchini-Gunn.

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1984 - Chevy Van 20 fully contained, 85K 

mi, automatic, refrigerator, fresh water tank, 

toilet, gas heat, AC, as is $6000/BO. 925- 

443-4629 

1993 - Infinity G20. Loaded. Excellent condition. 

$5800 ($1200 under retail book) 

CLASSIFIED ADS 

925-426-8008 

1999 - Corvette Coupe, silver exterior with 

grey and black leather interior. Loaded. 53K 

miles. $30,000.00 925-212-7231 

1988 - Oldsmobile Cutlass. V-8, 75,000 

miles. $2160. Immaculate. Driven by little 

old lady once a week to beauty shop. 925- 

443-2277 

1995 - Suburban SLE - Brown/Tan Cloth 

Interior. $11,000. Good Condition, New 

Radiator, Battery, and Tires. V8 Engine, Automatic 

Trans, 4WD, 125k miles. 925-443- 

2715 

1990 - Nissan 300ZX 2+2, newer body 

style, good working condition, 5-speed tranny, 

car handles great on the curves. $4500 

o/b 209-824-7750 

1999 - Eclipse GS, new transmission, tires, 

timing belt, excellent condition. 209-669- 

1518 

AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES 

Four each new tires and aluminum alloy 

rims from 2002 Ford Explorer (five lug). 

Michelin P-235/70R16 104S-MS. $300.00 

925-212-7231 

Fiberglass shell, Pewter color, fits 1999 or 

later Chevy/GMC shortbed truck. Tinted 

pop-out side and sliding cab windows, 

excellent cond. $525.00/OBO 925-371- 

4447 

Fog Light Lens (clear) for HELLA 550 housings 

New $40.00 per pair 925-443-7752 

One new 14 x175/70 Michelin A4 TIRE on 4 

bolt Ford Escort rim $28 925-447-7070 

BICYCLES 

Girls 12 in. bike, very good condition. $20 

209-848-8965 

Giant 12in lil puddin bike.Exc 

cond.$40.Giant child carrier seat.Seat easily 

removes leaving acc rack.$30. 209-830- 

0684 

26in, 12 speed, MAGNA mountain bike. 

Almost new. $50.00 925-292-2373 

Ladies 10 speed bike. Used only 5 times. 

Excellent condition. $60. 925-648-0671 

BOATS 

Flying Junior FJ13 Franks Fiberglass vintage. 

Comes with trailer and rigged to sail. Great 

Del Valle boat. $500 obo 925-828-8533 

1986 Rinell, 18.5 Ft, Fish or Ski, Open Bow, 

Low hours on replaced OMC 350 V-8, I/O. 

Dual Axle Trailer, Good condition. $5,800, 

OBO. 925-833-8339 

CAMERAS 

Digital camera. Kodak DC3400 2.1 

megapixel, USB, 32MB compact flash card, 

NiMH batteries and charger. Excellent 

image quality. $190. 925-443-2510 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

Intel PII 350mhz, 128mbRam, 

6.4gb+10.2gb HardDrive, Modem 

56kbps,top notch parts, Windows98s.e, 

MSoffice2000+, Have monitor if needed. 

$200obo Call! 925-454-3213 

Vandersteen Model 1B Stereo Speakers 

w/floor stands. Black with black oak trim. 

Excellent. Specs similar to Model 1C 

$300.00 510-489-6030 

Apple Quadra 840AV with Laser Printer. All 

in excellent condition. Has MS Suite 

installed. Word, Excel, PowerPoint. $75 

OBO. 925-245-1414 

Sony 26 inch console color TV, model 

KV2602. Works well, very nice oak cabinet. 

$50. 209-836-4605 

P166MMX Computer, 64MB RAM, 3.2GB 

HD, CD-ROM & Writer, WIN98, Office 97, 

Encarta 98, MS Works. No monitor. $50 or 

offer. 925-829-5890 

Used laptops/desktops. AMD Athlon 

700+motherboard. USR v.90/56k PCMCIA 

modem. Other pcmcia/pci/isa cards, motherboards, 

cpus, atx case, cheap. 209-327- 

0012 

Home Satellite Dish. 10.5ft. All electronics 

included. $100. You remove from roof and 

haul. Call after 4pm. 209-239-7804 

HP Scanjet 4C scsi scanner. $40 510-530- 

1884 

GIVEAWAY 

Free. Two one-year old male ducks to a 

good home. 209-823-6984 

Pet dark gray rat. Comes with housing, food, 

bedding and toy. Free to a loving home. 

Very smart and sweet, does not bite. 925- 

417-8813 

HOUSEHOLD 

wooden single bed - just like new - $20. 

harmonize well w/ any room atmosphere, 

Livermore 925-416-2856 

Queen size bed [solid pine/light finish] with 

matress/box springs and (2) night stands. All 

in excellent condition. $350. 925-778- 

4641 

Bunk mattress for full size bed $50.00 4 

drawer chest, dark walnut, wood construction 

$75.00 great condition. 925-447-4249 

Childs desk w/ chair, 4 drawer, oak veneer, 

excell. cond. $100... Crib, matress & matching 

3 drawer dresser, walnut w/ brass trim, 

excell. cond. $200 925-449-4168 

Stained glass kitchen light fixture $20; Twin 

chest bed(mattress not included)$30; Brown 

sofa bed $30. 925-449-0463 

Washer & Dryer Classic Maytag Harvest 

Gold Electric $75 each 925-846-8864 

Moving sale,Aug 24-25, 8am-2pm, 1602 

Frankfurt Way,Livermore.Sofa bed, refrig, 

electrical appliances, washing machine, 

dryer... 925-455-1073 

Childcraft Oak Crib & Change Table. Light 

finish. Beautiful style. Very good condition. 

$150 OBO (Cost $600 new). 298-833-9141 

Entertainment center cherry wood sliding 

doors hide front. Space for TV, 4 components. 

Outside dim 44wX54hX24deep. New 

condition. $500 OBO. 925-449-3341 

Metal storage racks for garage. One black 

and one chrome. Approx 7 ft tall. $20 each. 

925-829-1474 

Blonde Kithen Nook (Table and 2 benches 

with backs) $100.00 or BO 925-447-3166 

SOFA SLEEPER & MATCHING RECLINING 

LOVESEAT, by Lane, hunter green, excl. 

cond., 5 years old. Paid $1,900 asking $700 

925-456-7972 

Computer desk with hutch and printer 

stand. mostly walnut color with a few battle 

scars. $30 or B.O. 925-373-9439 

Electric washer/dryer works great $100. 

Twin bed with oak headboard, excellent 

cond. $125. Antique wood crates 15X23X8 

inches $2 each. 925-292-1877 

Light oak crib and changing table. Jenny 

Lind style. $50 for both or make offer. Girls 

clothing infant to 2T. Stroller $25. 209-836- 

5764 

Two area rugs, wool/sisal, rubberized. 1, 

runner, 8ftx30inch, $50. 2, 6ft.x7.5ft. $100. 

Both bound in 2, beige cotton binding. Exc. 

cond. 925-443-3447 

LOST & FOUND 

Mountain Bike missing from outside B132N. 

Black Agressor with front shocks. Please 

return to B132N or call me. 925-449-8783 

Lost: Gold braided wedding ring. Lost near 

B482. Reward. Sentimental value. 925- 

846-5722 

Found: LLNL notebook and dark blue seater 

with 3 flower panels in Bldg. 154 around 

July 1. Call 2-3026. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Refrigerator SxS 27 cubic feet with ice/water 

dispenser. Almond. †Good condition. 

†$450 OBO 925-846-0482 

PVC Pipe, 1 inch x 20 foot schedule 40, 180 

feet in 20 foot sections, take all for $25.00, 

you haul. 209-835-9469 

8 inch D table saw 3/4 hp. Wards Power 

Kraft blades $75.00 925-447-4249 

Las Vegas round trip tickets and 2 night 

hotel for two people. $200. Las Vegas round 

trip tickets for two people. $100. 925-449- 

0611 

Six tickets to Lick Observatory Summer Visitor 

program. Look through 36 and 40 inch 

telescope. Friday night September 13. $5.00 

each 925-447-6670 

HUGE Garage Sale. Too many items to list, 

incl. Christmas items!! Saturday, August 24, 

925 Dublin Ave., LIVERMORE, 9:00 am- 

4:00 pm. NO early birds. 925-373-0751 

Rolling Stone tickets for 11/12/02 Oakland 

Arena. Section 205, row 18 will sell at my 

cost of $106 each. 4 tickets available will 

sell in sets of 2. 925-634-8173 

Diamond anniversary Band 1carat tw. 

White gold. Bought less than a year ago for 

$1,000 will sell for $700 obo. 209-523- 

5458 

Formal Dinning Room Table with 6 Chairs. 

Dark Wood, Like new $800.00 or BO 925- 

447-3166 

$1,300.Beautiful Ivory Wedding dress, slip 

new & boxed size 11 only $500.$1600 

Weddingset 3/4 carret & baquettes rezembling 

leaves, gorgeous B/O. 925-371-5371 

Medella Pump-in-style breast pump. Leather 

carrying case with insulated storage area. 

$100 925-447-4750 

FIREWOOD:Reserve your firewood NOW. 

Supply is limited. Will deliver if necessary. 

925-634-2307 

FLEA MARKET Sat. 9/14, 9 AM-2 PM, 

Asbury Methodist Church, 4743 East Ave., 

Livermore. Space rental $15, $20 with 

table. 925-373-5712 

Mens sportcoat, Navy color, size 42. Worn 

twice. $50. 925-648-0671 

Wine Barrel 60 Gallon, American oak, used 

for red wine 3 years Good Condition 

$50.00 925-443-7752 

Great America Season Passes with FREE VIP 

parking good till Nov/02. (for adults or children) 

Paid $70 each, will sell for $45 each 

obo. 925-580-9694 

GREAT AMERICA (NEW) Season Pass good 

till Nov/02. Paid $70 but will sell for $45 

each obo. 925-447-1428 

MOTORCYCLES 

Motorcycle Cargo Trailer, tow behind your 

bike with Ice Chest installed. Trailer uses 

special hitch(included). Asking 

$600.00,OBO. 925-778-6774 

1999 - Harley 883-C model, 2,100 miles, 

garaged, forward controls, black w/$500 

extras, 2-helmets, billet mirrors, lock, see on 

W-gate lot, $5700, lv. msg. 925-227-1448 

1990 - H-D 1200 Sportster. Custom Deluxe 

model. Low mileage and lots of 

extras.$7,500 firm. Serious buyers only. 

209-239-4450 

2000 - Honda XR400 Motorcycle Baja Kit / 

Street Legal $3800. 510-418-2200 

MUSIC INSTRUMENTS 

Ludwig Drumset, includes 1 crash & 1 high 

hat. Cherry Red. $350/obo. Call for details. 

209-815-4807 

Fender P-bass. Excellent condition. Glossy 

black. Funk, jazz, rock or country. $299. 

209-836-9082 

Trumpet - Conservart`e with older style 

case. Former music store rental. A great 

starter trumpet! $100 925-449-5447 

Older up-right piano, good shape, needs a 

little TLC. $500. obo 209-402-6245 

PETS & SUPPLIES 

Parthenogenic geckos. All female, many 

gravid. 925-516-2446 

AKC Registered German Shepard pups, 

excellent pedigree. $800.00 209-402-6245 

Wonderful 5YO cat needs new home! 

Black, sweet personality. Fully declawed. 

Adoption through humane society. 925- 

449-1476 

10-gallon aquarium w/fluorescent lamp and 

oak stand; $25.00 OBO. 925-447-2586 

RECREATION EQUIPMENT 

Orion refractor telescope, model 120EQ. 

4.7 inch aperture. In custom wood case, 

many extras, perfect. $700/offer. 925-606- 

6515 

NORDIC TRACK Walk-Fit. Original paperwork 

available. $100 (New $600). 209-833- 

9141 

Nordic Flex Gold weight machine.Very 

good cond.Leg ext and Butterfly attach.Up 

to 300lbs resistance.$300 obo 209-830- 

0684 

Express your commute, call 2-RIDE for more 

information or visit http://wwwr.llnl.gov/tsmp. 

Concord - Drive 1 day/wk + 1 day/mo, any 

day. Relax the rest of the time! Save money 

& stress. Good carpool! 925-672-6677, ext. 

3-2153 

Walnut Creek - Concord, Pleasant Hill new 

luxury vanpool has openings. Lab hours 

8:00 to 4:45. 925-945-4926, ext. 2-2805 

PATTERSON - Vanpool has seats available. 

Work hours 7:30-4:00. Ride with us and 

take advantage of the Pretax Transportation 

Program. 209-892-2118, ext. 2-9502 

House cleaning in the Tracy area. 209-833-7024 

Daycare/Housecleaning. Wil come to your 

home in Livermore area. Excellent references. 

209-531-1527 

House Painting - Over 16 yrs experience. 

Call for free estimate. 209-956-3718 


See complete classified ad listings at 

https://www-ais.llnl.gov/newsline/ads/ 

RIDESHARING 

SERVICES 

House cleaning from Walnut Creek to 

Dublin. Call for all your cleaning needs. 

925-798-7058 

Looking for licensed daycare? Rebeccas 

Home Daycare in Livermore. 925-449-1239 

CHILDCARE, 1-5 yrs. Loving and caring 

atmosphere. Over 15 years experience. 

Preschool activities prepare children for 

kindergarden. 925-373-9428 

CoDA ñ Codependents Anonymous - Meets 

Tuesday Noon B571/R2016. 12 Steps Support 

BETTER RELATIONSHIPS! Just come or 

Info 925-447-7070 

SHARED HOUSING 

Tracy - Room for rent in house overlooking 

pool/waterfall, $500 month, cable included. 

Available ASAP. 209-833-6443 

Livermore - - room in 3BR/2BA home in 

quite neighborhood, private bath, full privileges, 

N/S N/P; $550 (utilities incl.) + Dep. 

Discount for commuter. 925-455-5362 

Livermore - Livermore - available now - 

room for rent in 3 bed. home. 3 miles from 

lab. $550 mo. does include utilities & full 

privilages. 925-447-9062 925-447-9062 

TRUCKS & TRAILERS 

2000 Toyota Sienna XLE, fully-loaded, 

mint-condition, 35k miles, 6 year/75K Toyota 

Platinum Extended warranty. $23,500 

OBO 925-447-0430 

1993 - toyota p/u wht short bed 

4x4,camper shell,bed liner,lumber 

rack.very clean runs great 5;900 or o.b.o 

925-550-1736 

2000 - Silver Toyota Tacoma PreRunner, 

Xtracab. Automatic, chrome wheels, wide 

tires, upgraded CD player and speakers. 

29K. Excellent Condition! $18,500 925- 

606-8077 

90 - M30 Infinite, 2dr, 198K, good cond, 

auto, ac, new brakes/tires/radio-cd, no 

accidents, $2500 OBO 925-245-1414 

1974 - 1974, Chevy, 3/4 ton 4x4, 350c.i., 

auto. trans. runs well. 209-530-0156 

1994 - Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 

power everything, white, custom detail, 

radio CD, upgraded leather interior, tow 

pkg, alarm, looks great $12000 925-449- 

5510 

1999 - Thor Hurricane motor home. 30 

feet. Fully loaded. Sleeps 6. Queen size 

bedroom. Call for pricing info 916-838- 

0947 

1997 - Ford Ranger XLT,AC,PS,new Sony 

AM/FM/CD,ABS, rear slider,bedliner,tow 

package,prem wheels,new tires,76K 

mi,opt. tool box,$7000 OBO,runs perfectly! 

925-708-5150 

1997 - Dodge 4x4 Sport Pick-Up with 

Extra Cab. 120K Mi. Red. Great condition. 

Located in Livermore. Asking 

$10,000. 925-930-0484 

1990 - Jeep Cherokee Laredo, 99K miles, 

4.0 liter 6-Cyl, 4X4, AC, PW, PL, PS, CC, 

PM, AM/FM/Cass/Steri, Tow/Pkg, Tilt, 

Tint/wind, 5,200 O.B.O. 925-376-0316 

VACATION RENTALS 

MAUI-Kihei 1,2&3 bedroom condos. On 

beach, large pool,tennis courts,putting 

green,near golf course. Beautiful grounds, 

washer/dryer in units. 925-846-8405 

South Lake Tahoe - Large home in quiet 

wooded area, close to hiking/biking trails. 

Gas barbeque, pool/foosball tables newer 

furniture. 925-484-3162 

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - 3 Bedroom 2 bath 

Chalet, newly remodeled,nicely furnished, 

all amenities,Park w/Lake,playground, etc. 

Great for Families! Hurry for Summer! 

209-599-4644 

Soda Springs/Donner Summit, Classic A 

frame, 2BR/1BA+Loft, sleeps 8, close to 

biking, hiking, everything. $200 

wknd,$500/week call for availability 209- 

836-3481 

Maui, HI - Kahana Reef oceanfront 

1BR/1BA condominium. Beautiful twoisland 

view, oceanside pool, and BBQs. 

Low LLNL rates for year-round reservations. 

925-449-0761 

WANTED 

Stationery Exercise Bike Wanted! In good 

condition and in working order. Reasonably 

priced. 510-653-2566 

Appliances wanted for remodel. Electric 

cooktop, electric oven, dishwasher. Must 

be good condition, but need not be new. 

Thanks! 510-704-0768 

To lease Motorhome parking space with 

hookups for 6-12 months in/near Livermore: 

2 adults, 2 cars, no kids. 925-352- 

6134 

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By Stephanie Esposito 


Past and present Laboratory-developed 

technologies that have transferred 

into industry or have been commericalized 

take the spotlight in “Industrial Partnering 

Report,” produced by the Industrial 

Partnerships and Commercialization 

(IPAC) organization. 

The report offers a brief historical 

look into technologies that have been 

both of interest and highly successful to 

the Laboratory and outside industries, as 

well as the formal partnerships that have 

taken place between the Lab and industry 

over the last 10 years. 

“Since this year is our 50th anniversary, 

rather than just publishing an annual 

report, I wanted to start back in our earliest 

days and capture the flavor of some 

of our history of rich and productive relationships 

with the private sector,” Karena 

McKinley, IPAC director, said. “For example, 

in our research for this publication, we identified 

over 50 start-up companies by Lab employees and 

others based on our technical advances or on knowhow 

developed here.” 

According to McKinley, numerous R&D partnerships 

between the Lab and the private sector 

have influenced the direction of entire industry sectors 

such as supercomputers, laser optics and 

biotechnology. 

Such partnering combines the best of the Laboratory’s 

scientists, engineers and innovators with 

those of outside industry to solve problems of 

national importance. 

Some of the success stories have taken years 

to reach their biggest impact, McKinley explained. 

For example, in 2000, Fortune magazine recog- 

NEWS OF NOTE 

nized former Lab employee Jim Bryan as one of 

the six “Heroes of U.S. Manufacturing.” Jim’s 

invention, which grew out of precision engineering 

challenges of nuclear weapons, was licensed 

to Renishaw, Inc. in 1986 and has since been used 

to test literally billions of dollars worth of machine 

tools. 

“Our partnerships continue to gain momentum,” 

McKinley said, “with this year’s results 

pointing the way to an even brighter future.” 

As stated in the report, one of LLNL’s start-up 

company licensees was recently listed in Inc. Magazine 

as one of the nation’s 500 fastest-growing 

companies. The annual sales of LLNL’s top five 

licensees shot up in the past three years from less 

than $10 million to $60 million. And a number of 

LLNL licensee products are on steep growth 

Newsline 7 

‘Industrial Partnering Report’ spotlights Lab innovation 

Based on public requests, the Department of 

Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration’s 

Oakland Operations Office is extending 

the public comment period for the draft environmental 

assessment for a Biosafety Level 3 Facility 

at the Laboratory. 

The extension will run through Sept. 7. The 

public comment period was originally scheduled 

from July 24-Aug. 23. Written comments should 

now be sent by Sept. 7 to: Richard Mortensen, 

DOE NEPA Document Manager, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Livermore Site Office, M/S L- 

293, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94551-0808 

or sent via e-mail to rich.mortensen@oak. 

doe.gov, or by fax to (925) 423-5650. 

The Lab’s Nonproliferation, Arms Control, 

and International Security Directorate proposes 

to construct a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratory 

Facility adjacent to Bldg. 361. The new 

facility would be operated primarily for NAI by 

the Biology and Biotechnology Research Program 

in its continuing support of both LLNL’s 

basic and applied bioscience and health research 

mission and its support of the NAI mission of 

enhancing the nonproliferation of weapons of 

mass destruction mission. The NNSA also seeks, 

through use of this facility, to develop, demonstrate, 

and implement first-response rapid detection 

systems to improve domestic defense capabilities 

and, ultimately, to save lives in the event 

of a biological attack. 

Current work at LLNL in bioscience research 

is limited to that which can be conducted in existing 

BSL-2 laboratories. Work in support of DOE 

and NNSA missions requires specialized labora- 

Lab-developed technology is featured in the Industrial Partnering Report. 

Public comment period for BSL-3 extended 

tory facilities to safely and securely handle and 

store Risk Group-3 infectious organisms in addition 

to those that are currently stored and handled 

safely and securely at the BSL-2 level in 

accordance with the requirements of the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and 

the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

The proposed $1.5 million, 1,500 squarefoot 

facility would consist of three BSL-3 laboratory 

rooms and be designed and built in accordance 

with guidance established by the CDC and 

NIH. The facility would either be constructed in 

modules off-site and assembled on-site, or it 

would be constructed “from the ground up” onsite. 

Copies of the draft environmental assessment 

are available at the following locations: 

• The DOE Energy Information Center, Oakland 

Federal Building, First Floor of the North 

Tower, Room 180N, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, 

(510) 637-1762. 

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 

Public Reading Room, Trailer 6525, located at 

the East Gate Entrance off of Greenville Road, 

Livermore, 424-4026. 

• Livermore Public Library, 1000 South Livermore 

Ave., Livermore. 

• Tracy Public Library, 20 East Eaton Ave., 

Tracy. 

Copies of the document are also available by 

contacting the DOE Oakland Operations Office 

Energy Information Center at (510) 637-1762 or 

the DOE/OAK Website: http://www.oak.doe. 

gov, go to “Services” then go to “Environmental 

Assessments.” 

curves. 

The report also illustrates the role that partnerships 

play in some of the Lab’s major programs, 

such as national security and counterterrorism, 

the National Ignition Facility and 

the Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative. 

The Sunnyvale company Cepheid, for 

example, used Lab technology to develop the 

Smart Cycler DNA testing system, which has 

been beneficial to the nation's anti-terrorism 

efforts. The system was part of the Livermore/LANL 

jointly developed Biological 

Aerosol Sentry and Information System 

(BASIS) that gained acclaim during the Winter 

Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. 

As the research world becomes increasingly 

connected, and as the amount of R&D conducted 

in the private sector grows, McKinley 

believes the Laboratory’s tradition of industry 

collaborations will continue to expand. 

“This is a dynamic and exciting time for 

LLNL’s private sector partnerships,” McKinley 

explained. “We are enthusiastic about the 

impact of Laboratory-developed technologies as 

they are commericalized and appear in the marketplace. 

Equally important is our partners’ contributions 

to the success of our own programs, whether 

through their own technical advances or by transforming 

our Lab-developed technologies into 

products we can buy rather than having to continue 

to fabricate ourselves. We take pride in Livermore’s 

creative inventors and authors whose work 

forms the basis of our partnerships. And, of course, 

we’re proud of the success of our partners and look 

forward to even greater success in the future.” 

The 2001 Industrial Partnering Report is now 

available. For more information or to have the 

report sent to you, contact Yvonne King, 2-7299 or 

king26@llnl.gov . 

BioSTAR and IPAC help 

connect Lab to industry 

More than 50 Lab researchers and businesses 

learned about how working with 

industry partners brings new money into a 

research lab and creates industry commercial 

opportunities, during a recent “Outreach 

Reception” at the Lab. The reception was 

held last week by BioSTAR — the UC Discovery 

Grant for Biotechnology — and the 

Lab’s Industrial Partnerships and Commercialization 

Office (IPAC). 

BioSTAR and other Discovery Grants 

are a catalyst to stimulate future growth of 

LLNL’s intellectual property portfolio. Collaborative 

research opportunities through 

the UC Discovery Grant program are also 

available in communications research, 

microelectronics, electronics manufacturing, 

digital media and life sciences information 

technology. 

Up to $20 million are available to fund 

new UC Discovery Grants this year. To 

learn more about opportunities in each supported 

field, visit the UC Discovery Grant 

homepage at http://www.ucdiscoverygrant.org. 

Lab scientists can meet prospective 

industry partners at BioSTAR’s next Industry 

Outreach Reception, Sept. 4 at Exelixis 

in South San Francisco. For more information 

about BioSTAR and upcoming events 

please visit http://uc-biostar.berkeley.edu or 

contact David Gilbert at 510-643-5542 or 

via email at dgilbert@uclink.berkeley.edu.

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CARBON 

Continued from page 1 

THE BACK PAGE 

the effectiveness of direct CO 2 injection 

as a carbon sequestration strategy. 

The Ocean Carbon Sequestration 

Research Program in the DOE’s Office of 

Biological and Environmental Research 

funded the work. 

Scientists used one-dimensional boxdiffusion 

models and three-dimensional 

simulations run under the radiocarbon and 

sequestration scenarios described in Livermore’s 

Ocean Carbon-cycle Model 

Intercomparison Project protocols. 

“These simulations indicate that the 

amount of time it takes for a water parcel 

to return to the ocean surface increases 

with depth, but is not related to the amount 

of time since that parcel was last at the 

surface,” Duffy said. 

Injections were simulated at 800 meters, 

1,500 meters and 3,000 meters for 100 years near 

the Bay of Biscay, New York City, Rio de Janeiro, 

San Francisco, Tokyo, Jakarta and Bombay. 

The models showed that injection at 3,000 

meters is quite effective at sequestering carbon from 

the atmosphere for several centuries while injections 

at shallower depths are less effective. In general, 

FROG 

Continued from page 1 

advocate of the project. “But we’re looking forward 

to new possibilities from the genome 

sequence. 

“Using a compare-and-contrast approach 

with the human sequence, and the experiments 

that are possible in frogs, we’ll definitely make 

real progress in decoding the human genome,” 

Harland said. 

Added Robert Grainger, a leading Xenopus 

researcher from the University of Virginia: 

“Studies on frogs have long been instrumental 

in understanding such fundamental processes 

as cell division and how cells in the embryo 

communicate with one another. Because these 

are the processes that go awry when birth 

defects occur or cancer strikes, we must seek a 

better understanding of them. This genome project 

will provide a major step in that direction.” 

The JGI, one of the largest public genome 

sequencing centers in the world, is operated 

jointly by three DOE national laboratories man- 

This Pacific grenadier fish swims next to a beaker of liquid carbon 

dioxide, 3,627 meters deep off Central California. 

injections into the Pacific Ocean (San Francisco and 

Tokyo) were more effective than injection at the 

same depth in the Atlantic Ocean (New York City, 

Rio de Janeiro and the Bay of Biscay). 

“We showed that radiocarbon content alone 

at a given location in the deep ocean is a poor 

predictor of how effective CO 2 injection at that 

aged by the University of California – 

Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore and 

Los Alamos. In addition to the Xenopus project, 

the JGI has genomics programs focused on 

microbes, fungi, fish, and plants. 

The institute brings together the research 

capabilities of the national labs and helps to 

convene multi-national teams that undertake 

large-scale genomic projects. This collaborative 

approach was used recently to sequence the 

genome of the pufferfish Fugu rubripes. 

Researchers reported last month that by comparing 

the Fugu sequence with the results of the 

Human Genome Project, they were able to predict 

the presence of nearly 1,000 previously 

unidentified human genes. 

For the Xenopus project, the JGI convened 

an advisory board to organize and disseminate 

information about the sequencing effort. Members 

include researchers from the National 

Institutes of Health (NIH), UC Berkeley, UC 

Irvine, the University of Virginia, the Institute 

for Systems Biology in Seattle, Children’s Hospital 

in Cincinnati, and the University of Calgary 

in Canada, as well as from the United 

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location is at sequestering carbon away 

from the atmosphere,” Caldeira said. “In 

contrast, our models showed that the 

depth of injection alone is a good predictor 

of the effectiveness of the CO 2 injection.” 

Researchers have yet to determine the 

effects of direct injection on marine life. 

Whether carbon dioxide is released in 

the atmosphere or the ocean, eventually 

about 80 percent of the carbon dioxide 

will end up in the ocean in a form that will 

make the ocean more acidic. While the 

carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere, it 

could produce adverse climate change. 

In previous studies, Caldeira showed 

that unless carbon dioxide is converted to 

some other form before injection, it will 

degas back to the atmosphere when diffusion 

or ocean circulation returns it to the 

ocean surface. 

Other methods of carbon sequestration 

include ocean fertilization, in which 

the biology of phytoplankton (which grows 

close to the ocean surface) is changed so that it 

increases the conversion of carbon dioxide to 

biomass. The conversion is likely to transport 

acidity from the surface ocean to the deep 

ocean. 

Kingdom and Japan. Steven L. Klein, chair of 

a Xenopus working group at NIH’s National 

Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 

noted that his agency will provide additional 

resources to NIH-sponsored labs to add 

data for this collaborative genome project. 

JGI is a leader in sequencing organisms of 

crucial interest to researchers around the world. 

For the Human Genome Project, JGI sequenced 

human chromosomes 5, 16 and 19, which 

together constitute 11 percent of the human 

genome. JGI sequenced mouse DNA related to 

human chromosome 19 to illuminate the molecular 

evolutionary history of the two species. 

JGI has also sequenced the environmentally 

important white rot fungus (Phanerochaete 

chrysosporium) and nearly 50 important 

microorganisms. 

Additional information and progress 

reports on JGI projects, including daily updates 

of sequence information and assembly statistics, 

are available at www.jgi.doe.gov. Xenopus 

annotation workshops for members of the 

research community will be held at the JGI’s 

facility in Walnut Creek.

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